SKILL.md
VTT Subtitle Translation
Translate the given English VTT subtitle file to Korean using translate-vtt.py.
Step 1: Extract
Run:
python3 translate-vtt.py extract "$ARGUMENTS"
Note the batch count and total unique texts from the output.
Step 2: Translate (Parallel)
Launch one Task agent (subagent_type: general-purpose) per batch file. All tasks MUST be launched in a single message (parallel execution).
For each batchN.json (N = 0 to batchcount - 1), use this prompt:
Read batch_N.json in the subtitles/ directory (same directory as the VTT file).
It contains English subtitle lines that need Korean translation.
For each entry in the "entries" array:
1. Keep all existing fields (id, text) exactly as-is
2. Add a "translation" field with the Korean translation
Write the result to trans_N.json in the same subtitles/ directory.
Keep all metadata fields (source_file, batch_index, total_batches) unchanged.
Translation rules:
- Natural conversational Korean (YouTube tutorial tone)
- Keep technical terms in English: API, GitHub, CLI, MCP, JSON, npm, git,
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, VS Code, Docker, SDK, etc.
- Keep proper nouns in English (people names, product names, company names)
- Numbers and units stay as-is
- Each translation is a single line (no line breaks)
- Translate EVERY entry without exception
- Output valid JSON with Korean characters (not unicode escapes)
Wait for ALL agents to complete before proceeding.
Step 3: Reconstruct
python3 translate-vtt.py reconstruct "$ARGUMENTS"
Step 4: Verify
Check:
- Output
.ko.vttfile exists - Cue count matches original
- Language header is
ko - Spot-check first and last few cues
Step 5: Comparison HTML
Generate a self-contained, searchable side-by-side EN/KO comparison:
python3 translate-vtt.py compare "$ARGUMENTS"
Output: <name>.ko.compare.html next to the VTT files. Report the path to the user so they can review the translation quality in a browser.
Step 6: Cleanup
python3 translate-vtt.py cleanup subtitles
Cleanup only removes intermediate JSON files; the .ko.vtt and .compare.html deliverables are kept.
Error Recovery
- If a Task agent fails, re-run only that specific batch
- If reconstruct reports missing translations, check which
trans_N.jsonis incomplete - The extract step is idempotent (safe to re-run)